{"id":41447,"date":"2026-11-04T02:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Sean-Strickland-knocked-him-out-then-drove-him-home-203482"},"modified":"2026-11-04T02:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:33:26","slug":"sean-strickland-knocked-him-out-then-drove-him-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/sean-strickland-knocked-him-out-then-drove-him-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland knocked him out, then drove him home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jonny
\nParsons<\/a> says he barely trained for his 2021
\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> bout after Sean
\nStrickland<\/a> knocked him out with a head kick in sparring.<\/p>\n

The two sparred at
\nSyndicate MMA<\/a>, where Parsons still trains, six weeks before the
\nbout. Parsons recalled the incident ahead of his Nov. 7 return to
\nthe Octagon at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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Jonny Parsons recalls being knocked out by Sean Strickland in
\nsparring<\/h2>\n

Parsons said he was tiring when Strickland, a two-time
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> middleweight titleholder, picked
\nup on his head movement. Parsons avoided the first two punches of
\nthe combination but took the kick across his jaw.<\/p>\n

Parsons said he only saw how the knockout unfolded when he watched
\nthe gym\u2019s security footage afterward. Strickland drove him home
\nthat day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Strickland kind of settled down at
\nXtreme Couture<\/a>, he was training at Syndicate [MMA],\u201d Parsons
\ntold Danny Podolsky. \u201cSecond half of the round, I start getting a
\nlittle winded, he kind of catches a groove to my head movement and
\nhe kind of just pops up a one-two head kick. I slipped the one, I
\nrolled the two, and right as I came out of the roll, boom – head
\nkick across the jaw, across the face. I faceplanted out cold. I
\nonly know what it looks like \u2018cause I watched the footage from the
\nsecurity camera afterward\u2026 Sean Strickland was nice enough to drive
\nme home that day. That was six weeks before my Contender Series
\nfight. So going into my Contender Series fight, I really did almost
\nno training.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parsons (9-3) won his Contender Series bout by split decision to
\nearn a UFC contract. He won his UFC debut by stoppage in 2023 but
\nhasn\u2019t fought since. Parsons said he pushed himself too hard in
\ntraining and that lingering injuries kept him out of action. He is
\nscheduled to return against Jose
\nHenrique Souza<\/a> (9-1) at
\nUFC Vegas 124<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Crazy: Jonny
\nParsons<\/a> reveals he was knocked OUT COLD with a head kick by
\nSean
\nStrickland<\/a> just 6 weeks before his fights on Contender Series
\nin 2021. Parsons was unable to train ahead of DWCS as a result.
\nParsons returns to action this weekend after 3 years away!
\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/LWG8LhZGtD<\/p>\n

\u2014 Danny Podolsky (@PodolskyDanny)
\nNovember 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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